... Eirikr is quite right on this one--I've had a weakness all my life for building boxes that were too large, and then of course filling them. Somehow,...
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Iain mac an Bhaird
iainmacabhaird
Oct 20, 2009 12:57 am
I built a half-scale version without the fancy hardware a couple years back as a gift to our Royalty. Was pretty straightforward. -Iain...
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Eric
ewdysar
Oct 19, 2009 9:20 pm
Hrothgar, I have also made about a dozen of Viking 6 board chests, mostly starting with 1x12 pine. Like you I keep the fronts and backs vertical for...
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Eric
ewdysar
Oct 19, 2009 9:12 pm
All of my random Viking 6 board chests have "legs" from the end boards extending below the bottom board like the Mastermyr. To pick them up, I just reach...
11919
Brian Wagner
bkwagner2001
Oct 19, 2009 8:06 pm
Just wish I could find early period documentation for rope handled chests. Even a chest with a couple holes in each end... Hrothgar / Brian...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Oct 19, 2009 7:59 pm
Putting handles on it also reduces the amount of kvetching you get from household members. From: medievalsawdust@yahoogroups.com ...
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Eric
ewdysar
Oct 19, 2009 5:54 pm
I posted pictures of my Mastermyr replica in the "Eirikr's Camp" folder in this Yahoo group quite a while back. For the woodwork, I used a couple of the...
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Brian Wagner
bkwagner2001
Oct 19, 2009 2:01 pm
My camp chests are all Mastermyr inspired to a degree. I too like the half-lap corner joint. I also like the out-sloping chest ends. I kept the from & back...
11915
conradh@...
Oct 19, 2009 6:10 am
... I've never tried an actual replica of the Mastermyr box, but after seeing it I used the "Norse half-lap" (or whatever the official name for the corner...
11914
Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Oct 18, 2009 6:48 pm
Those compound angles are more complicated than they look at first glance, and should not be approached "casually." My chest is two inches smaller in all...
11913
Dan Baker
captainrhys
Oct 18, 2009 5:10 pm
I did not do the lock, but did the chest. notes and plans are on my website http://www.noonelike.us/~rhys/ -Rhys On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Conal...
11912
Conal O'hAirt Jim...
baronconal
Oct 18, 2009 3:33 pm
Anyone here done a mastermry reproduction/inspired chest? What did you learn in the process? What advice would you offer before I start? Anything surprise you?...
11911
n7bsn
Sep 26, 2009 5:17 am
... Enjoy....While I like the PM, I'm happy with my Nova, at least until I save up the money for a Robust (played with one at the National AAW and have been in...
11910
Jim Looper
jimlooper1970
Sep 16, 2009 4:53 am
Was browsing through the archives of the Lee Valley newsletters and thought the list would like this: ...
11909
brother_wm
Sep 15, 2009 2:56 pm
... http://www.woodcraft.com/images/enewsletter/Jawhorse_01.jpg Well, it looks like the tripod legs. Might have a problem with the materials used though. ...
11908
Coblaith Muimnech
athterath
Sep 13, 2009 10:02 am
... It's listed as being in both, as I wrote before. The main text of the French version of the article (page 8) has a parenthetical notation indicating item...
11907
i_odlin
Sep 13, 2009 9:09 am
... A lot of people in this thread seem to be confusing the Cluny with the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. They are two very different museums. The trestle...
11906
Barbara Dodge
awench2000
Sep 12, 2009 12:57 pm
Woo HOOO! Another one joins the Mustard Monster Club! Enjoy, Barbara ... From: Mike King To: medievalsawdust@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009...
11905
powell.sean@...
sean14powell
Sep 11, 2009 6:46 pm
I have friends who race remote control cars on a competitive level. One makes it a point of storing his high performance batteries in a freezer chest. When...
11904
leaking pen
the_leaking_pen
Sep 11, 2009 5:08 pm
I do this with recharchables all the time, and it works, especially on nicd. however, i take it straight from the freezer to the charger. i have a friend...
11903
Conal O'hAirt Jim...
baronconal
Sep 11, 2009 4:50 pm
Cool, a battery specialist! this is a handy list. just to be sure... I think the original suggestion was to freeze the battery to revive the battery'sability...
11902
albionwood
Sep 11, 2009 4:26 pm
I photo-toured both the Cluny and Arts Decoratifs in 2001, and this trestle was certainly not on display in either museum then. Definitely worth investigation...
11901
albionwood
Sep 11, 2009 3:41 pm
Yes to all. The coffer is in the Cluny, it's 15th century German, and I have more photos, including the museum card. Colin jljonsn9663 wrote: Whoa - visible...
11900
mary_ostler
Sep 11, 2009 3:32 pm
I work in R&D at a Li-ion battery company. Cold storage slows the rate voltage discharge, and keeps the start impedance of batteries. It will not magically add...
11899
James Winkler
rivendalehall
Sep 11, 2009 3:17 pm
NiMH and NiCd batteries self discharge at a MUCH faster rate than alkaline batteries. In fact, at "room temperature" (about 70 degrees F) NiMH and NiCD...
11898
Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Sep 11, 2009 3:12 pm
Well, I was building a bridge one very HOT pennsic, and the battery packs were discharging very quickly. I always try to have a spare charged, but we were...
11897
Conal O'hAirt Jim...
baronconal
Sep 11, 2009 3:01 pm
One 'trick' that can revive an old battery is to put it in the freezer over night then let it thaw out before recharging. I'm guessing that this caused the...
11896
Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Sep 11, 2009 2:22 pm
Hum. My grandmother's old "deep freezer" is practically empty out in the garage. From: medievalsawdust@yahoogroups.com ...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Sep 11, 2009 2:18 pm
Dovetails. From: medievalsawdust@yahoogroups.com [mailto:medievalsawdust@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kean Gryffyth Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:07...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Sep 11, 2009 2:16 pm
That’s something I run into time and again. Much of the stability of furniture from the high middle ages came from its mass. Our need for things to be...
